JPH0228786A - Magnetic recording/reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make processing speed for a recording medium high-speed, and to miniaturize a device by using a carrier drum with circumference longer than the length of the magnetic recording medium in carrying direction, and simultaneously, providing a medium distributing means. CONSTITUTION:A medium carrying means 6 fetches the magnetic recording medium C, and carries the recording medium C along a circular carrier path by using the carrier drum 5 with circumference length longer than the length of the recording medium C in the carrying direction. The recording and the reproduction of magnetic information by a recording/reproducing means 8 is performed for this recording medium C carried by this carrying means 6. At this time, the medium directing means 9 distributes the carrying direction of the recording medium C so as to make the recording/reproducing surface of the recording medium C meet a recording/reproducing means 8 side, and simultaneously, it distributes the carrying direction of the recording medium C at the time of the discharging operation of the recording medium C after the finish of the recording and the reproduction as well.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a magnetic recording/reproducing device, and more specifically, to a miniaturized magnetic recording/reproducing device that can be applied to, for example, a commuter pass issuing machine for station service of transportation facilities. The present invention relates to a magnetic recording and reproducing device that achieves the following.

(Prior art) Conventional magnetic recording and reproducing devices employ a moving magnetic head system, and devices in which a magnetic head and a rubber roller are fixedly arranged facing each other, and a commuter pass as a magnetic recording medium is linearly reciprocated with respect to the magnetic head. Devices that record and reproduce magnetic information by moving the magnetic disk are used.

However, in the case of these conventional devices, due to their structure, the commuter pass is conveyed on a straight conveyance path and is brought into sliding contact with a magnetic head to record and reproduce magnetic information on the commuter pass. However, there are problems in that recording and reproducing times become longer, and a larger space is required for the transport path, resulting in an increase in the size of the apparatus.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in addition to being able to increase the processing speed for magnetic recording media and to reduce the size of the device, it also has the following features: It is an object of the present invention to provide a magnetic recording/reproducing device that can improve the efficiency of printing processing performed.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 includes a medium conveyance means using a conveyance drum having a circumference larger than the length of the magnetic recording medium in the conveyance direction; a recording/reproducing means disposed facing the outer periphery of the conveyance drum for recording and reproducing magnetic information on the magnetic recording medium; and a recording/reproducing means disposed near the medium conveying means for performing recording/reproducing operations and ejecting operations on the magnetic recording medium. Media sorting means for sorting the media in the transport direction is available.

A magnetic recording and reproducing device according to a second aspect of the present invention includes, as the medium sorting means according to the first aspect, a shaft body arranged along the conveyance drum and rotated within a predetermined range; a distribution gate that appears in and out of a circumferential groove provided on the conveyance drum and distributes the conveyance direction of the magnetic recording medium conveyed on the surface of the conveyance drum; The magnetic recording medium is configured to include a guide gate that is sunk into the groove and guides the conveyance of the magnetic recording medium, and an ejection gate that is rotatably attached to the shaft body within a predetermined range and guides the ejection of the magnetic recording medium.

(Function) The medium conveying means in the apparatus according to claim 1, which is characterized by the following functions of the apparatus having the above structure, takes in a magnetic recording medium,
The magnetic recording medium is conveyed along a circular conveyance path using a conveyance drum having a circumferential length larger than the length of the magnetic recording medium in the conveyance direction.

The recording/reproducing means performs a recording/reproducing operation of magnetic information on the magnetic recording medium conveyed by the medium conveying means. At this time, the medium sorting means distributes the magnetic recording medium in the conveying direction, and The recording/reproducing surface of the medium is made to face the recording/reproducing means side, and the conveying direction of the magnetic recording medium is also sorted when the magnetic recording medium is ejected after the recording/reproducing operation is completed.

In the apparatus according to claim 2, the distribution gate in the medium distribution means is arranged to move in and out of a circumferential groove provided in the conveyance drum in conjunction with a shaft body that is rotationally driven within a predetermined range, and to form a conveyance path formed by this conveyance drum. The conveying direction of the magnetic recording medium conveyed along the magnetic recording medium is divided and used for recording/reproducing operation and ejecting operation.

Further, the guide gate and the ejecting gate provide guidance during recording/reproducing operations or ejecting operations for the magnetic recording medium, respectively.

(Example) Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below.

The magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a manual feed port 2 at one end and a hopper port 3 at the other end opposite to the manual feed port 2, and the overall shape is placed on a table. A housing 4 having a size as large as possible, a medium conveying means 6 using a conveying drum 5 disposed approximately at the center of the housing 4 and forming a circular conveying path, and a conveying drum of this medium conveying means 6. A recording/reproducing means 8 including a magnetic head 7 having a recording/reproducing function with a head surface facing the outer periphery of the drum 5, and a recording/reproducing means 8 disposed near the conveyance drum 5 and at a position on the hopper mouth 3 side, as a magnetic recording medium. The medium sorting means 9 for sorting the commuter passes C in the conveyance direction is arranged in a region between the manual feed port 2 and the conveyance drum 5 so as to be in contact with each other, and is inserted into the manual feed port 2. A pair of guide rollers 10a and 10b that guide the commuter pass C to the transport drum 5, and the medium sorting means 9
a pair of hopper-side guide rollers 1a, 11b disposed between the hopper port 3 and the hopper port 3; and a light emitting element 12a that detects the commuter pass C inserted into the manual feed port 2 and sends out a detection signal.
, a manual feed sensor 12 consisting of a light receiving element 12b, a light emitting element 13a for detecting fixed rIA tickets C going in and out of the hopper opening 3 and sending out a detection signal, a hopper opening sensor 13 consisting of a light receiving element 13b, and the transport tram 5. Guide roller 10a.

10b.

A hopper 15 is placed adjacent to the hopper mouth 3, and a printer 16 is placed adjacent to the hopper 15.

The conveying means 6 includes a frame 17 that constitutes the housing 4.
A drive shaft 18 rotatably supported by a drive shaft 1B, a pulse motor 19 attached to an end of the drive shaft 1B, the transport drum 5 fitted to the middle part of the drive shaft 18, and a drive shaft 18 rotatably supported by a A pair of butting rubber rollers 19 are fitted on the driving rollers 11118 on both sides, and three rollers 20a, 20b, 2 are rotatably supported by the frame 17.
0C, a first belt 21 stretched over each of the rollers 20a to 20c and slidingly in contact with the outer periphery of the conveyance drum, and a support shaft 2 attached at a constant interval to a head side frame 25, which will be described later.
Head-side rollers 23a and 23b rotatably supported by 2a and 22b, respectively, and both head-side rollers 2
3. head-side bells 1 to 24 that are stretched across a and 23b and come into sliding contact with the outer periphery of the first general feed drum 5; and a guide plate 4 that is attached to the frame 17 near the outer periphery of the transport drum 5.
1a.

41b.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, two circumferential grooves 40 are provided on the outer periphery of the first general feed drum 5, into which a distribution gate 35 and a guide gate 37 of the medium distribution means 9, which will be described later, can be inserted and retracted. ing.

The recording/reproducing means 8 includes the head-side frame 25, which is rotatably supported in the directions of arrows X1 and X2 shown in FIG. A magnetic head 7 having the function of recording and reproducing magnetically recorded information is disposed through a pair of guides 26 with slits provided therein and through a hole 25a provided in an intermediate portion of the head-side frame 25, with the head surface facing downward.
and a symmetrically arranged helad support shaft 28 that protrudes laterally from an intermediate position on both sides of the magnetic head 7 and further protrudes laterally through the slit of the slit guide 26.
A pressing roller 29 fitted to the end of the head support shaft 28 and a symmetrical roller that engages with a slit of the slit guide 26 that protrudes laterally from an upper position on both sides of the magnetic head 70. The spring 31 is provided with a head auxiliary shaft 30 and a spring 31 whose both ends are fixed to the head side frame 25 and whose center portion is hooked to the head auxiliary shaft 30. The biasing force of the spring 31 causes the head auxiliary shaft 30 and the magnetic head 7 to move as indicated by the arrow X3 in FIG.
direction, so that the head surface of the magnetic head 7 looks near the outer periphery of the conveyance drum 5, and the pressure roller 2
9 is brought into pressure contact with the rubber roller 9.

The insert gate portion 14 includes the guide port 10a,
10b and the transport drum 5, and an insert spring 14b that urges the insert gate plate 14a in the direction of the head-side roller 23a. .

The medium distribution means 9 includes a shaft 32 disposed along the conveyance drum 5, a connecting arm 33 fixed to the end of the shaft 32, and an electromagnetic lens having a suction rod 34a attached to the connecting arm 32. 34, which is fitted onto the shaft body 32 at regular intervals, and whose protruding end side is connected to the conveyance drum 5.
a pair of distribution gates 35 facing near the outer periphery of the distribution gate 35; and a discharge gate 3 that is loosely fitted to the shaft body 32 at a position between the two distribution gates 35 and rotates around the shaft body 32 within a predetermined range.
6, is loosely fitted to the shaft body 32 so as to be located outside the distribution gate 35, and rotates within a predetermined range,
The electromagnetic solenoid 3 is provided with a pair of guide gates 37 whose protruding end portions enter into the circumferential groove 40 of the conveyance drum 5.
By displacing the suction rod 34a of No. 4 in the Zl and Z2 directions, the shaft body 32 and the distribution gate 35 are moved to α1. It is designed to be displaced in the α2 direction. Then, the distribution gate 35
When displaced in one direction, the protruding end portion of the distribution gate 35 sinks into the circumferential groove 40.

A lead weight 36a is built into the projecting end of the discharge gate 36, and a lead weight 37a is built into the projecting end of the guide gate 37.

Next, the control system of this device 1 will be explained with reference to FIG.

This control system connects the CPU 42, which controls the metal body, to the manual insertion sensor 12. The hopper sensor 13 is connected to each other, and the CPU 42 controls the pulse motor 19, and the pulse motor 19 moves the conveyance drum 5 to the direction indicated by the arrow β1. It is designed to be rotationally driven in the β2 direction.

Further, the CPU 42 controls a recording/reproducing control section 43 that performs recording control and reproduction control of the magnetic head 7, and also controls driving of the electromagnetic solenoid 34.

Next, the operation of the device with the above configuration will be explained.
We will explain separately when inserting.

Now, when the commuter pass C is inserted into the manual feed slot 2, the commuter pass C is detected by the manual feed sensor 12, and based on the detection signal of the manual feed sensor 12, the pulse motor 19 is started to move the conveyance drum 5 in the β1 direction. At the same time, the guide rollers 10a, 10b are also rotated by a drive source (not shown), and the commuter pass C is taken into the device. The commuter pass C that has been taken in is transferred to the transport drum 5 while pushing aside the insert gate plate 14a.
and the head side belt 24. Eventually, when the end of the commuter pass C completely passes through the insert gate plate 14a, the insert gate plate 14a returns to its home position due to the biasing force of the insert spring '14b.

Next, under the control of the CPU 42, the pulse motor 19 rotates in reverse, driving the conveyance drum 5 to rotate in the β2 direction. Thereby, the commuter pass C is also transported along the outer periphery of the transport drum 5 in the β2 direction. At the stage when the conveyance drum 5 rotates in the β2 direction, the sorting gate 35 is located away from the conveyance drum 5 and does not affect the conveyance of the commuter pass C. On the other hand, the guide gate 37 is pushed away in the direction of arrow a shown in FIG. 1 as the commuter pass C passes through. By one rotation of the transport drum 5 in the β2 direction, the commuter pass C comes into sliding contact with the magnetic head 7, and at this time, the magnetic head 7 transfers magnetic information to the magnetic stripe MS under the control of the recording/reproducing control section 43. Make a record. Thereafter, the commuter pass C is rotated one more time in the β2 direction by the transport drum 5, and at this stage the magnetic head 7 reproduces the magnetic information recorded on the magnetic stripe MS.

After the magnetic information has been reproduced, the transport drum 5 further transports the commuter pass C in the β2 direction, and transports the commuter pass C to the vicinity of the medium distribution means 9.

At this time, under the control of the CPU 42, the electromagnetic solenoid 34
is operated, and the protruding end portion of the distribution gate 35 is rotated in the α1 direction and inserted into the circumferential groove 40.

Thereby, the commuter pass C is separated from the transport drum 5 and guided to the sorting gate 35 and reaches the discharge gate 36. and,
The commuter pass C is pushed away from the discharge gate 36 in the direction b while passing through the hopper side guide roller 11a.

11b, it is conveyed from the hopper mouth 3 through the hopper 15 to the printer 16 side. In this state, the magnetic stripe MS of the commuter pass C is upside down compared to when it is inserted into the manual feed slot 2, and the back side of the commuter pass C faces the printer head side of the printer 16. This means that you can print on commuter pass C.

On the other hand, when the commuter pass C is inserted from the hopper mouth 3, the hopper mouth sensor 13 first sends a detection signal to the CPU 42.
As a result, the hopper mouth guide rollers 11a, 11
b operates to take in the commuter pass C, and is driven in the β2 direction by the transport drum 5, and the recording and reproducing operation of magnetic information on the magnetic stripe MS and the sorting by the medium sorting means 9 are carried out in the same way as in the case described above. is executed, and the commuter pass C is sent to the printer 16 with the surface of the magnetic stripe MS upside down. Thereby, a printing operation similar to that described above can be performed.

In addition, when inserting the commuter pass C from the hopper mouth 3 mentioned above, the discharge gate 36 is inserted into the hopper mouth guide rollers 11a, 1.
1b and the outer periphery of the transport drum 5 (indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 1), the commuter pass C can be transported in a stable state by installing it in advance so as to be slightly below the transport path (indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 1).

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention.

For example, the magnetic recording medium is not limited to the above-mentioned commuter pass, but any other type of medium can be used as long as it has a magnetic stripe.

[Effect of the invention] According to the present invention described in detail above, the following effects are achieved.

According to the invention as claimed in claim 1, the magnetic recording medium is wound around the circular conveyance drum and recorded and reproduced in a G-circular state, and the medium distribution means distributes the magnetic recording medium in the conveyance direction. Therefore, it is possible to provide a magnetic recording/reproducing device that can increase the processing speed and reduce the size of the device.

Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, it is possible to provide a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus that can perform the above-described distribution operation accurately and improve the efficiency of subsequent printing processing and the like.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing main parts of the medium transport means and recording/reproducing means of the same apparatus, and Fig. 3 is the medium sorting means of the @1 apparatus. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the control system of the device. 1... Magnetic recording/reproducing device, 5... Conveyance drum, 6...
. . . Medium transport means, 8 . . . Recording/reproducing means, 9 .

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A medium conveyance means using a conveyance drum having a circumference larger than the length in the conveyance direction of the magnetic recording medium, and a medium conveyance means arranged facing the outer periphery of the conveyance drum to record and reproduce magnetic information on the magnetic recording medium. A magnetic recording and reproducing device comprising: a recording and reproducing means; and a medium sorting means disposed near the medium conveying means and distributing the magnetic recording medium in the conveying direction during recording and reproducing operations and ejecting operations of the magnetic recording medium. . (2) The medium distribution means includes a shaft body arranged along the conveyance drum and driven to rotate within a predetermined range, and a shaft body that moves in and out of a circumferential groove provided in the conveyance drum as the shaft body rotates. A distribution gate that distributes the conveyance direction of the magnetic recording medium conveyed on the conveyance drum surface, and a distribution gate that is attached to the shaft body so as to be rotatable within a predetermined range and is sunk in the circumferential groove to guide the conveyance of the magnetic recording medium. 2. The magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a guide gate for rotating the magnetic recording medium within a predetermined range; and an ejection gate that is rotatably attached to the shaft and guides ejection of the magnetic recording medium.